Interlibrary loan service enables students to borrow materials not available at the UAB Libraries from other libraries.
Document delivery service sends students electronic copies of articles from the UAB Libraries print journal collection.
Courier service allows students to request materials be moved between Lister Hill Library, Sterne Library, and the remote storage facility in the 801 Building.
PsycINFO is a database for searching the psychological and behavioral sciences literature (1806 to present).
Below are tips for searching PsycINFO:
AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results [default operator] | |
OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
NOT | Use to find the first term but not the second term |
* | Use to replace multiple characters anywhere in the term | |
? | Use to replace a single character anywhere in the term |
" " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase | |
PRE/n | Use to find the terms within a specified number of terms (n) in order given | |
NEAR/n | Use to find the terms within a specified number of terms (n) in any order |
The get full text option may retrieve an eprint. Eprints are digital versions of research papers that are accessible online and include preprints, postprints, and published versions.
Preprint = Draft of a research paper before peer review and publication in a journal
Postprint = Draft of a research paper after peer review but before publication in a journal
Published = Final version of a research paper published in a journal
Source: Indiana University Bloomington. (n.d.). Open scholarship: What is a preprint/postprint
version of a publication? Retrieved from https://openscholarship.indiana.edu/oa-faq#q5
PubMed is a database for searching the biomedical, health, and behavioral sciences literature (1950 to present). [research guide]
Below are tips for searching PubMed:
AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results [default operator] | |
OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
NOT | Use to find the first term but not the second term |
* | Use to replace characters at the end of the term |
" " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase |
NOTE: Truncation and proximity operators turn off automatic term mapping so may not want to use these strategies
NOTE: Not all records in PubMed have MeSH terms so some results may be missing from subject searches
Scopus is a database for searching the life, health, physical, and social sciences literature (1960 to present). [research guide]
Below are tips for searching Scopus:
AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results [default operator] | |
OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
AND NOT | Use to find the first term but not the second term |
* | Use to replace multiple characters anywhere in the term | |
? | Use to replace a single character anywhere in the term |
" " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase | |
PRE/n | Use to find the terms within a specified number of terms (n) in order given | |
W/n | Use to find the terms within a specified number of terms (n) in any order |
Google Scholar is a tool for searching scholarly literature available on the web. [research guide]
Below are search tips for Google Scholar:
AND | Use to find all of the terms and to get fewer results [default operator] | |
OR | Use to find any of the terms and to get more results | |
– | Use to exclude the term from results |
author: | Use to search by author [author:"mw otto"] | |
site: | Use to search within a specific website [site:google.com] or domain type [–site:edu] |
" " | Use to find the terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase | |
* | Use as placeholder for term in a phrase ["cognitive * therapy"] |
Follow the instructions below to customize the settings for Google Scholar:
Follow the instructions below to check for full text access through the UAB Libraries:
Don't see library link for some results. Click on expand icon and look for Get it @ UAB.